Quantifying environmental effects on cement-rendered facades: A comparison between different degradation indicators

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1818-1828

  Gaspar, Pedro L ^a   Brito, Jorge de ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cement render; Degradation assessment; Facades; Overall degradation

Indexed keywords

ASSET MANAGEMENT; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CLADDING (COATING); DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FACADES; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); MAINTENANCE; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SULFATE MINERALS;

CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT; ELSEVIER (CO); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; HOLISTIC APPROACHES; PORTUGAL; SERVICE CONDITIONS; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION; VISUAL IMPACTS;

SERVICE LIFE;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CEMENT; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ESTHETICS; HOLISTIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 46049112750     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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